China vs United States: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
959,162 kt
in 2023
United States
501,631 kt
in 2023
China rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • United States
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 959,162 kt against 501,631 kt in United States, a difference of 457,531 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1990s 804,826 kt 471,198 kt 333,628 kt China
2000s 856,434 kt 497,510 kt 358,925 kt China
2010s 903,251 kt 497,316 kt 405,935 kt China
2020s 943,584 kt 505,119 kt 438,466 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm gate — emissions (co2eq), China or United States?
China, at 959,162 kt against 501,631 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in farm gate — emissions (co2eq) between China and United States?
457,531 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for farm gate — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf